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On October 14th at the October Board of Director’s meeting held in Geneva, NY, members came together to support not just an awesome project to help women veterans, they also approved a name change for the Athena Society. The Board voted to rename the program the Athena Military Women’s Initiative.

Join Yates County Women on October 17, 2017 for an evening with a Yates County settler.

The Richmond County Chapter recently awarded two scholarship to women returning to school after a short hiatus. Lori Lambertson and Glad Uko-Imo were each given a check in the amount of $1,000 to help them continue their studies at the College of Staten Island.

The Membership Committee will recognize and present awards at the Annual Conference to the Chapters (in two categories) with the lowest average of lapsed members from September 30, 2017 through April 30, 2018*.

The first Athena Program project will kick off at the October Board meeting in Geneva. I will be asking President Carlin for a scheduled time slot to meet with interested parties to find out exactly what New York State Women can do for our women veterans.

NYSW October Board Meeting will be held in Geneva, NY on October 13th - 15th.

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Athena Project Reminder: Don't forget to bring a brand new/tags on bra (any size, style, color) for "Athena's Bra Project".

New York State Women, Inc. was one of the sponsors for the National Association of Commissions for Women annual conference which was held in Buffalo, NY. The NACW conference took place over five days, from July 12th to 16th, and included workshops, moderated panels on a range of issues impacting women, keynote speakers, and networking with women from across New York State and the U.S.

The first Athena Program project will kick off at the October Board meeting in Geneva. I will be asking President Carlin for a scheduled time slot to meet with interested parties to find out exactly what New York State Women can do for our women veterans.

Long-time NYS Women, Inc. member, Olga Zona Irwin, was presented with the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award by the Delaware County Democratic Committee (DCDC) at its annnual dinner at SUNY Delhi on May 4th.